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hstrack
08-29-06, 04:25 PM
I'm completely new to the forums and I have a question about bike size and fit. I have a Ross Gran Tour and know nothing about it. But my question is when i standover it (standover height?) I have almost no clearance. Is there anything i can to do to help with this sizing problem or should a give up and get a new bike (im 16 in NYC, expensive everything, so it wont be an easy task but if worst comes to worst i'll try). Honestly it is pretty comfortable but i can tell at times that it is a little too tall even though the seat is set to its lost possible position, and the seat is lower than the handlebars. I mean eveything is fine with the height once the seat is set all the way down so could i get a smaller stem (the one on it looks extremely tall and it looks like a shorter one could set both the handlebars and the seat even) would that help?

Blue Order
08-29-06, 04:59 PM
If you can straddle the top tube and lift the bike snugly into your crotch, and there's an inch or more of clearance between the tire and the ground, the bike is not too big.

When you set the saddle height, make sure that your leg can almost, but not wuite, fully extend on the bottom stroke of the pedal. There shouls be a slight bend in your knee when at the bottom stroke of the pedal.

The stem should be set so that the top of the bars are level with the saddle height.

If you have an inch or more of clearance, and you have a slight bend in the knee when your pedal is in the bottom stroke, the bike should be a good fit.